Letter to School Communities COVID 19 12.15.2020

December 15, 2020

Dear Staff, Students, and Families,

This letter is to share that there has been an individual associated with the Noble High School grade 8 (Eagles Team) who has a potential positive Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) case. There is a possibility that other staff or students came in contact with this individual and therefore may be exposed to the virus. We are informing you out of an abundance of caution. Please monitor yourself/your student for signs and symptoms. Call a health care provider if symptoms start. It is important that you call a health care facility before you show up in person. And please, stay home if you are sick.

School representatives have notified those directly who have been identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive. The CDC will also be contacting these families as well as any others who may be identified as close contacts as contact tracing begins. Close contacts will be asked to quarantine for 10 days from last exposure to the positive individual. A negative test result does not release an individual from quarantine.

To shift gears a bit, Maine is expected to get snowfall from Wednesday night until Thursday. Due to the fact that Thursday is already a remote day for students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade, we will not call a “snow day” due to the weather. You can count on Thursday being remote. The exception to this is high school students who participate in Sanford or Somersworth programs. Students/families participating in either program will be contacted should weather impact the schedule.

Sincerely,

Audra Beauvais

Superintendent of Schools